Earnings
Upstart Personal Loan Originations Grow 83% Year Over Year
May 06, 2025

Lending platform Upstart Holdings’ first quarter results saw loan originations nearly double from a year ago, driven in part by automated processes, while management pointed to strong credit metrics among the lending platform’s borrowers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Acquisitions
Corpay, TPG to Acquire AvidXchange in $2.2 Billion Deal
May 06, 2025

Corporate payments firm Corpay and global asset management firm TPG have entered into a deal to acquire accounts payable (AP) automation software provider AvidXchange. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Rite Aid Attributes Bankruptcy Return to Empty Shelves, Shopper Trade-Down
May 06, 2025

Rite Aid has claimed in a court filing Tuesday (May 6) that its inability to sustain a successful recovery and its subsequent return to bankruptcy protection is primarily due to sparsely stocked store shelves and to trade-down from lower-income consumers. Get the Full Story Complete...

Acquisitions
Global Payments Bets Big on $600M Synergy From Worldpay
May 06, 2025

A $22 billion acquisition is a tough act to follow. But TSYS-parent Global Payments is betting big on its $600 million synergy target as it pushes forward with the $22.7 billion acquisition of Worldpay, a move that is expected to shake up the competitive dynamics...

Buy Now Pay Later
Pay Later Economy Gets Regulatory Reprieve as CFPB Moves to Rescind BNPL Rule
May 06, 2025

The pay later economy got a big boost late in the day Tuesday (May 6) when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced in a terse, one-paragraph press release that it will rescind the bureau’s earlier proposal to treat buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies...

Payroll
Indiana Passes Earned Wage Access Law
May 06, 2025

Indiana has passed earned wage access (EWA) legislation into law. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

artificial intelligence
IBM CEO: Layoffs Due to AI Led to ‘More Investment’ in Other Roles
May 06, 2025

Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, said his company’s investment in artificial intelligence (AI) has ultimately led to a rise in employment in the firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cryptocurrency
Derailed House Hearing Leaves Crypto Market Structure Hanging in Balance
May 06, 2025

Donald Trump promised to transform the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the planet,” and he will need cryptocurrency legislation for his administration to do it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Tariff Worries Plunge M&A to Lowest Level Since 2009
May 06, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have sunk to their lowest level in 20 years, with deal-making now worse than during the Great Recession of 2008-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...